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Tuesday 16.8.2016 Iraq - Latest Developments -
Draft law restricts freedom of expression and peaceful protest in Iraq
Freedom of expression continues to be seriously restricted , with three journalists killed and a new draft law that civil society rejected as restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Read more
Monday 15.8.2016 Gabon - Latest Developments -
Demonstrations repressed in Libreville, protest leaders remain in detention
Tensions continue to increase as presidential elections approach. Demonstrations by the political opposition and civil society were repressed, and journalists were attacked. Read more
Monday 15.8.2016 Syria - Latest Developments -
Journalists and human rights defenders continue to face risks in Syria
Freedom of expression continues to be seriously violated by all sides and journalists and human rights defenders need urgent protection Read more
Monday 15.8.2016 Nigeria - Latest Developments -
New bill to regulate civil society worries local groups
Nigerian civil society is concerned by provisions in a proposed bill to regulate the sector, which could increase scrutiny and surveillance over CSOs. Read more
Friday 12.8.2016 Lesotho - Latest Developments -
Journalist shot in Lesotho
Respect for freedom of expression has recently been severely undermined in Lesotho, following blatant attacks on journalists, including the shooting of one reporter. Read more
Friday 12.8.2016 Armenia - Latest Developments -
Police and protestors clash in Yerevan
Police fired tear gas, forcefully broke up demonstrations and arrested sixty protestors following a tense standoff connected to the armed takeover of a police station. Read more
Thursday 11.8.2016 South Africa - Latest Developments -
Protest at post-election event disrupted
Four silent protestors were forcibly removed following a silent protest to raise the issue of rape in South Africa. Read more
Tuesday 26.7.2016 Afghanistan - Latest Developments -
Suicide Bombing kills 80 during peaceful protest in Afghanistan
On 23rd June, a suicide bombing during a protest in Kabul killed 80 people and injured more than 200. The protest was staged by the Hazara community over a new proposed power line that bypasses the provinces where they live. Read more
Friday 22.7.2016 Guinea - Latest Developments -
Violence during public assemblies in Guinea
Although article 7 of Guinea's constitution guarantees the freedom of peaceful assembly, on 17th and 18th June the military violently suppressed a protest by residents of the city of Mali, who were calling for the departure of Army Colonel Issa Camara. Twenty-two citizens were injured, three of them seriously. Read more
Friday 22.7.2016 Kuwait - Latest Developments -
Human rights defenders arrested in Kuwait
Two human rights defenders were recently arrested in Kuwait as the government amends the electoral law to bar anyone convicted of insulting the Emir from standing in national elections. Read more